Category Archives: Updates

Newsworthy updates to our e-resources

Jisc MediaHub – ETV collection removal

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We have received notification from JISC that the ETV (Educational and Television Films) Collection has been removed from Jisc MediaHub following the end of the licence period and instruction from BFI.

Authorised users at the University of Edinburgh who have downloaded films from the collection may continue to use them for teaching, learning and research as long as no further copies are created.

The collection contained 100 hours of films from the political Left from around the world.  If you have any questions about this removal or would like advice on a replacement resource, please contact the Library.

Update – This collection has been reinstated for 2015 following discussions between BFI and JISC – see http://wp.me/p4JPXA-cK

Web of Science – New KCI Korean Journal Database

kci-lrghdrFollowing last week’s upgrade to Web of Science, we now have access to the New KCI Korean Journal Database. The KCI Korean Journal Database is a searchable repository of literature from Korea and is available for selection listed on the drop down ‘Search’ list.

The KCI Korean Journal Database provides a comprehensive snapshot of the most influential regional content from researchers in South Korea. Using citation connections from the Web of Science™, regional work is framed within the broader context of global research.

Further information at:

http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/kci_kjd/

Online recorded training at:

http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/kci-korean-journal-database/

 

Further information about our databases can be found at http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases

Web of Science Upgrade Sunday 19th October

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Upgrade/Maintenance will be managed between Sunday 19 Oct 14.00 GMT – Monday 19 Oct 02.00 GMT.  There is no disruption to access expected however there may be intermittent issues during the maintenance period. Thomson Reuters apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

There are no upgrades to EndNote (Online) or Researcher ID at this time and access to these resources is not affected, links of these products to Web of Science records may be subject to a slight disruption.

Changes

  • New return to search link
  • New open access indicator
  • Search by pubmed id
  • Enhanced SciELO Citation Index Collections Search and Display
  • Revised Chinese Science Citation Database Author Names
  • Journal Info Overlay on Search Results
  • New Refine for ESI Top Papers
  • Updated ESI Overlay

Release Notes

Release notes for WoS 5.15 can be found at: http://wokinfo.com/news/new/

View/download directly at: http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wos_515_releasenote.pdf

Web of Science Training

Webinars/Live training at: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/

 

A full list of the databases held by the Library can be found at http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases/databases-a-z

Engineering Village – additional content

EV-logoWe have increased the coverage available in our Compendex and Inspec databases which are hosted on the Engineering Village platform.

Previously we only had access to the archive content of the databases, now our access is to all available records.

  • Compendex is now 1884 to the present.
  • Inspec is now 1896 to the present.

 

Further information about our databases is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases.

August E-Book News

We have increased our e-book holdings with the following providers.

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We have added a further 44  titles to the Dawsonera platform.  A list of the new titles is available here and these have all been added to our catalogue.

EBL – Ebook Library

We have added a further 72  titles to the EBL platform.  A list of the new titles is available here and these have all been added to our catalogue.

 

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A further 55 e-books have been added to the Ebsco and MyILibrary platforms over the last couple of months.  A list of the new titles is here and these have been added to our catalogue.

 

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A further 426 e-books in a variety of subject areas are now available on the Palgrave Connect website.  The individual titles have been added to our catalogue and the list of new titles can be browsed here.

 

2013_WOL_logoA further 695 e-books in a variety of subject areas are now available from Wiley Online Library.  The individual titles have been added to our catalogue and the list of new titles can be browsed here.

 

Further info

Further information about our e-books is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/ebooks

 

 

Emerald Insight – platform upgrade

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Emerald Insight have completed their platform upgrade work this week. Prompted by customer feedback, this has resulted in:

  • Increased discoverability – thanks to enriched metadata and search engine optimization
  • Improved usability – due to simplification of the administration area and alignment with other academic publisher platforms
  • Enhanced search – as a result of advanced filter capabilities
  • Industry standard categorization – because of redefined subject taxonomies
  • Heightened security – owing to the implementation of latest access and security protocols
  • Plus an extended range of author and editor services, including downloads of published research and access to historic publication events such as citations in other publications

We have access to over 190 e-journals on the Emerald Insight platform, the titles are listed in our e-journal A-Z list and in the library catalogue.

July E-Book News

We have increased our e-book holdings with the following providers.

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We added a further 259 books to 123Library.  Lists of the new titles are here.  These are in the process of being added to our catalogue but they can be accessed online via the E-book A-Z list.

 

Cambridge University Press

We added a further 185 e-books to Cambridge Books Online.  A list of the new titles is available here and these have all been added to our catalogue.

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We have added a further 107 title to the Dawsonera platform.  A list of the new titles is available here and these have all been added to our catalogue.

EastView

We have added to our existing collections on the Eastview platform with the purchase of Kotobarabia: Arab Leaders, Historians and Philosophers collection.  This contains approximately 5,000 titles from nearly 1,000 important Arab thinkers, philosophers, historians, politicians, and eastviewtheologians in the Arab world. Topics cover feminism, modern medicine, political reforms, including the Orabi Revolution, education, arts, religion, and more. The collection includes works by the Four Imams of the Sunni Sect, the Al Azhar Modern Sheikhs; various authors of the Modern Arab Enlightenment, and rare works by the former Egyptian royal family.

EBL – Ebook Library

We have added a further 41 titles to the EBL platform.  A list of the new titles is available here and these have all been added to our catalogue.

IET Digital Library

iet-logoA further 24 e-books have been added to our existing holdings on the IET platform.  The new titles are listed here.

 

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We now have access to Very Short Introductions – Social Science collection.  See the SPS blog for full information.

 

 Wiley Online Library

We have signed a new deal with Wiley which gives us access to 2013 and 2014 published e-books in all subject areas.  Our catalogue will be regularly updated as new titles are 2013_WOL_logopublished.  The titles that we have access to can be browsed here.  Older titles that the library has already purchased are available too.

Music Online – new content added

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Music Online has been significantly updated this week with the addition of:

  • 4.5 million independent popular music tracks
  • 1.4 million world music tracks
  • 510,000 American song tracks
  • 440,000 classical music tracks
  • 740,000 jazz tracks

Music Online Premium Service from Alexander Street Press, provides access to 13 music collections: African American Music Reference; American Song; Classical Music in Video; Classical Music Library; Classical Music Reference Library; Classical Scores Library: Volume I; Classical Scores Library: Volume II; Contemporary World Music; Dance in Video; The Garland Encyclopaedia of World Music Online; Jazz Music Library; Opera in Video; Smithsonian Global Sound(r) for Libraries.  It can be accessed via our general A-Z list or our A-Z list for Music e-resources.

Web of Science upgrade

wos-logo_webWeb of Science will be upgraded this Sunday.  This will affect all areas of Web of Science and involve intermittent downtime between Sunday July 13th at 14:00 BST until Monday July 14th at 02:00 BST.

This upgrade includes personalisation of number of search fields on Basic Search, linked Hot Papers and Highly Cited Papers badges, a Medline update, improved Google Scholar linking, improved JCR category display and persistent sort order during a session.

Release notes explaining the changes in detail are at http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wok_5_14_releasenotes.pdf